Effects of a Multicultural Education Program on the Cultural Competence, Empathy and Self-efficacy of Nursing Students.
10.4040/jkan.2013.43.5.690
- Author:
Eun Hee PEEK
1
;
Chai Soon PARK
Author Information
1. Department of Nursing, Sahmyook Health University College, Seoul, Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article ; Controlled Clinical Trial ; English Abstract
- Keywords:
Culture;
Cultural competence;
Empathy;
Self-efficacy
- MeSH:
Adolescent;
*Cultural Competency;
Education, Nursing, Baccalaureate;
Educational Measurement;
Empathy;
Female;
Humans;
*Program Evaluation;
Questionnaires;
Self Efficacy;
Students, Nursing/*psychology;
Translating;
Young Adult
- From:Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing
2013;43(5):690-696
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
PURPOSE: This study was done to examine the effects of a multicultural education program on nursing students' cultural competence, empathy, and self-efficacy. METHODS: In this quasi-experimental study, the participants were assigned to an experimental group (n=40) or a control group (n=40). The data were analyzed using independent t-test, Chi-square or Fisher's exact test, and paired t-test with the SPSS windows 18.0 program. RESULTS: After receiving the multicultural education program, the levels of cultural competence and self-efficacy in the experimental group were higher than in the control group. The level of empathy increased slightly in the experimental group while it decreased in the control group. CONCLUSION: The results of this study indicate that multicultural education is effective in raising the level of cultural competence and self-efficacy in nursing students. Thus, there is a need for continuous effort to integrate multicultural education programs in the nursing curriculum. Repeated study to test effects of these multicultural education programs should be also necessary.
